
doi: 10.3790/vjh.87.3.129
handle: 10419/210681
Initial coin offerings (ICOs) have become the most important capital-raising channel for firms operating in the blockchain sphere. Due to the uncertainty about the applicability of existing laws and due to less restrictive regulatory measures, the ICOs appear ex-ante attractive for firms but less so for investors. This paper describes the process of an ICO and highlights the commonalities and differences to existing forms of financing. The empirical study of 825 ICOs estimates a new issue underpricing of more than 400 percent for the first trading day. Additionally, the empirical results suggest that the order of magnitude of the underpricing does not depend on liquidity or the amount of capital raised. Im Bereich von Blockchain-Unternehmen haben sich Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) als die wichtigste Kapitalbeschaffungsmasnahme etabliert. Aufgrund weitgehender Ungewissheit uber die Anwendbarkeit bestehender Gesetze und der weniger restriktiven staatlichen Einflussnahme erscheint ex ante diese Finanzierung fur kapitalsuchende Unternehmen attraktiv, fur Investoren jedoch aufgrund induzierter Informationsasymmetrien unattraktiv. In diesem Beitrag werden der Prozess eines ICOs beschrieben und die wichtigsten Unterschiede zu vergleichbaren Finanzierungsformen hervorgehoben. In der empirischen Analyse von uber 825 ICOs wird ein Underpricing von uber 400 Prozent festgestellt. Das Underpricing scheint nicht von der Hohe der Kapitalaufnahme oder von der Liquiditat abzuhangen.
D82, Cryptocurrencies, ddc:330, mean-variance optimization, G14, G32, risk parity, asset allocation
D82, Cryptocurrencies, ddc:330, mean-variance optimization, G14, G32, risk parity, asset allocation
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